Shane

Really? You don't remember me from here at all then? I might as well pack it up if we're being viewed as FF-lite.....

But that's my point, mate. I haven't seen that juicy insider knowledge lately. I've seen normal press behavior from skims like CM who feels like a circulated release on embargo is excuse to "break" a story. There are people like that in every sport in every league across the world, and their peers don't have much kind to say about them.

I'm just going to say, I gave what I think was a very clear and concise answer to the OP, and this will quickly devolve into the realms of the similar thread. Already is.

@Ed- I sent you a DM, mate! Get in touch. We changed emails, new one's shane@thecoplandroad.org

This is going to turn into another monster thread as people see the name attached only and none of the content involved.

Cheers, brother. I may have misunderstood the issue as people were framing it, then. Most of what I was hearing was that we had some sort of undeclared "agenda" in some way or another. My agenda, if we can call it that, is my love for Rangers, and it informs everything we do on the site. And I always try to shoot you guys as straight as I can aim. Always will.

I don't think that's the point, though. We're isolating one story, one event. And people are jumping to their own conclusions about a "source" or whatever they want to call it. People didn't ask how I found out Chris McKenzie wasn't real or how I found those responsible. I understand this may be more sensitive, but that's the nature of the story. For the record, I've said repeatedly now (including on this episode of the CROpod, I believe) that I think the "mole" as we knew it at Ibrox has been dealt with. It would appear Imran was the last of those slipping real info out. People point to the balding sniggling prick at the BBC still "breaking" stuff over the past couple weeks; he's beating the news cycle by a matter of minutes and on just a few stories. That's not breaking anything; that's being a cunt. That's backdoor scooping and doing no work for it. And then when I say, "Well, we had the Imran story before him" people shrug it off and go, "Aye, but we knew that was going to happen." Obviously that's not the case. You just can't have it both ways doing this, mate. We use sources all the time at the CRO, I'm sure more than TRS as we deal in more current events as opposed to analysis than they do. And if I started every article saying, "So and so told me this" I'd have nothing left to pass along to you guys. And people think we should be held to different standard because we're a blog as opposed to traditional media. The main complaint fired my way at first was that I didn't (I'll repeat that: that I did not) hide behind some journo speak such as "sources said" or "indications are". What's the point? Would the story be any more relevant? Would you be less keen on asking me what happened where and who was in the study? No. Look at Deadspin, who broke one of the biggest stories in American sport in January, the absolutely mental Manti T'eo story. They don't just come out and say, "Oh, Jim Boogity gave me and ring and said this" because that's mental. That's not dealing with respect to sources who play an integral part in how stories are written. And the cunts I was taking the piss out of deserved it, to be fair. One of them took it quite well and in stride and had a laugh; the other went further down the path of YOU'RE HIDING SOMETHING!!! Which, whatever, that's his prerogative. I could care less. He's asking questions of me he should be asking of someone else given he's so dead set on the notion of the club having slipped me a brown envelope filled with emails. I think we have earned respect in our separate ways, and therefore yeah, I find it a little troubling that Rangers supporters have gone out of their way to have at go at us over one particular story and a particular aspect of that story. I work in news, this is how news travels, and no news outlet can sustain its reputation or status by revealing a supposed source for every single piece it writes. And FWIW, I thought RM's statement was sound and well prepared, and the guys here know that none of us would ever do anything to injure their reputations or standing in the online community. So that's about that. Hopefully that answers your questions.

I think Chris put it quite succinctly when it came right down to it: When you start naming sources, whether you're "traditional media" or part of what's clearly becoming the norm for how people get the latest news, eg blogging, Twitter, etc, sources dry up. That's just the facts of reporting, and this was a more old school reporting job than what TRS usually does. Honestly, I've heard plenty of it, too. I just shrug it off and take the piss out of people doing it.

Great to hear! We aim to please, and not offend on a criminal level It was me. I didn't make an FOI request via the normal channels, just sent in an email to the general submissions for clarification. They graciously turned it into one for me. No clue. Pod and iTunes are still not getting along. As of Monday there were super-duper techs at Apple trying to sort it out, said it could be up to three days. I'll be checking back in with them later on. Thanks for the sticking it out!

One I thought may be enjoyed in light of the media's, eh, let's say, dumbfuckery lately - http://www.thecoplandroad.org/2013/04/solved-disappearance-of-14982-rangers.html

I'd just reiterate what Darche said there: the Club has been kept up on this, the police have all the information needed, let's let them handle it right now, guys.

Update: http://www.thecoplandroad.org/2013/04/update-chris-mckenzie-chris-king-and.html

Oh yeah, we had that one from the start. It's amazing how wide this network is. It appears as though someone's rattled now.

I think we'll handle it through appropriate channels from here. There's a potential legal matter in this, obviously.

We're not done working on the other angles here. Lots of loose ends to tie up in this story.

We've got the accounts up on the site for anyone who wants to take a look: http://www.thecoplandroad.org/2013/03/your-spl-financials-or-whats-left-of.html

Better now. Left the weight before the holidays, tough call but the right one. I'll fill in the gaps for ya off the mainline here.

lolz - 'sallright, you're probably flying off on that very plane as it were Gotta catch up, mate. I'll shoot ya one on the DM here soon.

Believe ED had quite an ancient frame of reference to it, as he would

Absolutely reeking.

Aye, that so? - There was a lengthy thread here on the Daleks story back when it came out. Some fans who've been around the club for a great length of time referred to it as a term used by the scummiest of the scum for many years, including the man who Alex didn't feel the need to question Bill about.

Finally pieced together. We may have audio later. http://www.thecoplandroad.org/2013/02/the-cro-exclusive-tomointerview.html

Rangers Media: founded 1872 Com'on now...

Well played.

Yep, just got that email from him a minute ago. It takes a bit to travel across the ocean *Says he's as of now still just a nominee. You guys sort this out and just let me know what to tell the masses on the site.